[berdie]

Thanks. I guess I was trying to get the pipeline to Turkey. It is at least semi-stable.

I agree with you regarding being hired to do the dirty work. When Kerry said the Saudis would finance the “shot across the bow”...my head nearly exploded.

[Gen.Blather]

"It is at least semi-stable." Turkey has a long history with Israel. They're on the outs with them now, but that could change if Tayyip Erdoğan gets knocked out of office. I would guess that Turkey is not considered reliably Islamic. Also, the Ottoman Empire has left bad history in all the Arabic lands. In addition, it seems probable that there will eventually be an Kurdish state in Northern Iraq and southern Turkey. If this happens all bets are off for a functioning pipeline. Imagine having to deal with somebody you've dissed for the better part of 70 years.